Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10497 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

think'stthinkest

Apostrophes added or expanded, mostly possessives: gods → god's. Approve one at a time: some places are plurals.

Puritas changed it: 96 times in 62 works
Consistency: 88.0% (96 of 109)
Reach if approved: ~116 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: thinkest
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 110 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (96 changes in 62 works, 88.0% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 96)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
And think'ſtthinkest I cannot as well ſomewhat ſpare
With rule
And think'ſtthinkest I cannot as well ſomewhat ſpare
George Wither · Collection of Poems · Open in the reader
Printed
Alas! thou think'ſtthinkest to ſeale me a releaſe
With rule
Alas! thou think'ſtthinkest to ſeale me a releaſe
Faithful Teate · The Doctrine of the Three Sacred Persons · p. 64 · Open in the reader
Printed
… seeing much euill in that where thou seest little, and some euill where thou think'stthinkest there is none. And therefore alwayes speake vnto thy selfe in those excellent words …
With rule
… seeing much euill in that where thou seest little, and some euill where thou think'stthinkest there is none. And therefore alwayes speake vnto thy selfe in those excellent words …
William Pemble · Of Justification By Faith · p. 98 · Open in the reader
Printed
Thou witleſs think'ſtthinkest that I am thy excretion,
With rule
Thou witleſs think'ſtthinkest that I am thy excretion,
Anne Bradstreet · Several Poems · p. 37 · Open in the reader
Printed
Assay, whether rosted or raw thou think'stthinkest the better meat?
With rule
Assay, whether rosted or raw thou think'stthinkest the better meat?
Samuel Clarke · A General Martyrology · p. 57 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Is not here a Myſterie of ungodlineſſe to the purpoſe? where was it hatcht think'ſtthinkest thou? could any leſſe then all the Devils in Hell, keep a Conventicle to …
With rule
… Is not here a Myſterie of ungodlineſſe to the purpoſe? where was it hatcht think'ſtthinkest thou? could any leſſe then all the Devils in Hell, keep a Conventicle to …
Ralph Farmer · The Great Mysteries of Godliness and Ungodliness · p. 31 · Open in the reader
Printed
… James pronounces to come of it. Reader, recommend this good Work to whom thou think'ſtthinkest it proper. Be Friendly, and Farewel.
With rule
… James pronounces to come of it. Reader, recommend this good Work to whom thou think'ſtthinkest it proper. Be Friendly, and Farewel.
William Jeffery · The Lawfulness of Tithes · Open in the reader
Printed
(Though thou think'stthinkest otherwise) without compare.
With rule
(Though thou think'stthinkest otherwise) without compare.
Samuel Slater · Poems in Two Parts · p. 3 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (13)

5 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 8 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Husbandry Spiritualized A39665

Printed
… time in communion with God, would it not have turn'd to a better account? Think'stThinkest thou in earnest, O my soul, that God hath indowed thee with such excellent …
With rule
… time in communion with God, would it not have turn'd to a better account? Think'stThinkest thou in earnest, O my soul, that God hath indowed thee with such excellent …
John Flavel · Husbandry Spiritualized · p. 27 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to be so hot, eager and anxious about the superfluous trifles of this life. Think'stThinkest thou, O my soul! that one who walks in the views of that glory …
With rule
… to be so hot, eager and anxious about the superfluous trifles of this life. Think'stThinkest thou, O my soul! that one who walks in the views of that glory …
John Flavel · Husbandry Spiritualized · p. 43 · Open in the reader

Paradise Regained A50931

Printed
Think'stThinkest thou such force in Bread? is it not written
With rule
Think'stThinkest thou such force in Bread? is it not written
John Milton · Paradise Regained · p. 19 · Open in the reader

Poems A69225

Printed
Think'ſtThinkest thou fantaſtique that thou haſt a part
With rule
Think'ſtThinkest thou fantaſtique that thou haſt a part
John Donne · Poems · p. 125 · Open in the reader

The Christians in Complete Armor A85783

Printed
… ſee God? none but the pure in heart ſhall be bleſt with that viſion. Think'ſtThinkest thou to have comfort? that is the portion of the Mourners in ſpirit. Now …
With rule
… ſee God? none but the pure in heart ſhall be bleſt with that viſion. Think'ſtThinkest thou to have comfort? that is the portion of the Mourners in ſpirit. Now …
William Gurnall · The Christians in Complete Armor · p. 136 · Open in the reader